cabinet doors

im trying to put a new clear coat on 3 cabinet doors and i cant get poly to go on right , it keeps puddling . ive sanded all the finish off down to the stain and spray it again and it keeps puddling like its to much poly . ive tryed laquer and it does the same thing .

any ideas on whats going on ?

thanks rick

-- rick

2 replies so far

Sounds like you have a contaminate on your doors. I would wipe them down with naphtha and then shoot a coat of
de-wazed shellac to work as a sealer and to have something for your top finish to hold on too. If you can try a test piece first, this should work for poly or lacquer.